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There's a pair sitting in my neighbor's tree right now, just outside of pellet gun range. They are invasive and totally unprotected. Bigger than a mourning dove, almost pigeon size and they look delicious. One of these days....

Shot quite a few of those down in AZ. They are quite a bot bigger, and just as delicious.

We get a bunch that hang around the railroad tracks. No season on them is fantastic. Killed several with pellet guns.

Bait them in with some bird seed and get em.

huntfishnv wrote:Bait them in with some bird seed and get em.

Just might.

Get good at hitting doves in flight and you will murder ducks and geese. Hunt em every year just for the practice.

I've noticed a bunch of mourning doves hanging around a little chicken farm about a ten minute walk up the beach from here. If they're there in September, it could be some fun shooting.

We started noticing them on dove hunts about 15 years ago, and their numbers have steadily been increasing. .........hate the bastards! They are fun to shoot, but are tough like a pigeon unless you cook'em down in gravy. They push the morning doves out when feeding, and are slowly taking over their habitat. The only good part of it is that was mentioned, they are not protected, and don't count against your dove limit............kill'em all!

banknote wrote:I've noticed a bunch of mourning doves hanging around a little chicken farm about a ten minute walk up the beach from here. If they're there in September, it could be some fun shooting.

I know a couple places we can hit them on the island, in the WMA. Remind me when it gets closer, we'll scout it out. Having decoys and good tree climbing skills may get you limits on the island from year to year.
What I've found in the past is, if we get August or early September rains, they are gone. Basically, the same as the bandtailed pigeons.
Once in awhile, you end up with a handful of quail when you go out there.

QH's Paw wrote:

banknote wrote:I've noticed a bunch of mourning doves hanging around a little chicken farm about a ten minute walk up the beach from here. If they're there in September, it could be some fun shooting.

I know a couple places we can hit them on the island, in the WMA. Remind me when it gets closer, we'll scout it out. Having decoys and good tree climbing skills may get you limits on the island from year to year.
What I've found in the past is, if we get August or early September rains, they are gone. Basically, the same as the bandtailed pigeons.
Once in awhile, you end up with a handful of quail when you go out there.

I'm a monkey, let's do it!

banknote wrote:

QH's Paw wrote:

banknote wrote:I've noticed a bunch of mourning doves hanging around a little chicken farm about a ten minute walk up the beach from here. If they're there in September, it could be some fun shooting.

I know a couple places we can hit them on the island, in the WMA. Remind me when it gets closer, we'll scout it out. Having decoys and good tree climbing skills may get you limits on the island from year to year.
What I've found in the past is, if we get August or early September rains, they are gone. Basically, the same as the bandtailed pigeons.
Once in awhile, you end up with a handful of quail when you go out there.

I'm a monkey, let's do it!

Until you heard most of the 100 ways I have almost died stories from Mike, you had better be careful, this could be your last climb.

dunno how common they are here, they just showed up in Idaho recently though.

Deltaman wrote:We started noticing them on dove hunts about 15 years ago, and their numbers have steadily been increasing. .........hate the bastards! They are fun to shoot, but are tough like a pigeon unless you cook'em down in gravy. They push the morning doves out when feeding, and are slowly taking over their habitat. The only good part of it is that was mentioned, they are not protected, and don't count against your dove limit............kill'em all!

This is disappointing, but I'm still gonna have to find out for myself.

I've had four different kinds of dove at my bird feeder at the same time. Collard dove, white wing dove, morning dove and Inca dove.

I killed my far share of morning doves. Last season I finally got a chance at a collard dove. First time I've ever shot one on my place. They mostly hang out on the edge of town. A few guys that have sunflower and safflower field near there kill the shit out of them.

GadwallGetter530 wrote:I killed my far share of morning doves. Last season I finally got a chance at a collard dove. First time I've ever shot one on my place. They mostly hang out on the edge of town. A few guys that have sunflower and safflower field near there kill the shit out of them.

I should have shot your barn and killed that fucker!

Deltaman wrote:We started noticing them on dove hunts about 15 years ago, and their numbers have steadily been increasing. .........hate the bastards! They are fun to shoot, but are tough like a pigeon unless you cook'em down in gravy. They push the morning doves out when feeding, and are slowly taking over their habitat. The only good part of it is that was mentioned, they are not protected, and don't count against your dove limit............kill'em all!

There are tons of guys in eastern Oregon that shoot them regularly. I have to say you are the first person I've heard make that observation about them being tough. Maybe it is regional and diet related.

Bootlipkiller wrote:

GadwallGetter530 wrote:I killed my far share of morning doves. Last season I finally got a chance at a collard dove. First time I've ever shot one on my place. They mostly hang out on the edge of town. A few guys that have sunflower and safflower field near there kill the shit out of them.

I should have shot your barn and killed that fucker!

You known I've had my eye on that fucker for two weeks.

RonE wrote:I've had four different kinds of dove at my bird feeder at the same time. Collard dove, white wing dove, morning dove and Inca dove.

Those incas are cool little birds. We have a small colony that live down the road from our house.

banknote wrote:

QH's Paw wrote:

banknote wrote:I've noticed a bunch of mourning doves hanging around a little chicken farm about a ten minute walk up the beach from here. If they're there in September, it could be some fun shooting.

I know a couple places we can hit them on the island, in the WMA. Remind me when it gets closer, we'll scout it out. Having decoys and good tree climbing skills may get you limits on the island from year to year.
What I've found in the past is, if we get August or early September rains, they are gone. Basically, the same as the bandtailed pigeons.
Once in awhile, you end up with a handful of quail when you go out there.

I'm a monkey, let's do it!

Keep your eye out for some 7.5 or 8s in steel, we'll need them when the time comes.

The Duck Hammer wrote:

RonE wrote:I've had four different kinds of dove at my bird feeder at the same time. Collard dove, white wing dove, morning dove and Inca dove.

Those incas are cool little birds. We have a small colony that live down the road from our house.

We have them all over in our area.
We've got some collared around. But I havent dove hunted in years. Not any agriculture, or enough, to keep them around in any numbers. Closest is a few hours and a day lease away.

GadwallGetter530 wrote:

Bootlipkiller wrote:

GadwallGetter530 wrote:I killed my far share of morning doves. Last season I finally got a chance at a collard dove. First time I've ever shot one on my place. They mostly hang out on the edge of town. A few guys that have sunflower and safflower field near there kill the shit out of them.

I should have shot your barn and killed that fucker!

You known I've had my eye on that fucker for two weeks.

Josh was disappointed I didn't shoot.

Bootlipkiller wrote:

GadwallGetter530 wrote:

Bootlipkiller wrote:

GadwallGetter530 wrote:I killed my far share of morning doves. Last season I finally got a chance at a collard dove. First time I've ever shot one on my place. They mostly hang out on the edge of town. A few guys that have sunflower and safflower field near there kill the shit out of them.

I should have shot your barn and killed that fucker!

You known I've had my eye on that fucker for two weeks.

Josh was disappointed I didn't shoot.

Surprised you didn't.

QH's Paw wrote:

banknote wrote:

QH's Paw wrote:

banknote wrote:I've noticed a bunch of mourning doves hanging around a little chicken farm about a ten minute walk up the beach from here. If they're there in September, it could be some fun shooting.

I know a couple places we can hit them on the island, in the WMA. Remind me when it gets closer, we'll scout it out. Having decoys and good tree climbing skills may get you limits on the island from year to year.
What I've found in the past is, if we get August or early September rains, they are gone. Basically, the same as the bandtailed pigeons.
Once in awhile, you end up with a handful of quail when you go out there.

I'm a monkey, let's do it!

Keep your eye out for some 7.5 or 8s in steel, we'll need them when the time comes.

I have some 6s and 7s, which ought to do. Never seen anything smaller than 7 in steel, anyway.

Someone said pigeons are tuff. Pigeons taste a lot like a duck to me. Pigeon poppers sound good.

aunt betty wrote:Someone said pigeons are tuff. Pigeons taste a lot like a duck to me. Pigeon poppers sound good.

Pigeons go down just as easy as a dove. Dusted many of them after they took up shop in a neighbors barn unwelcomed.

Mmmm...pigeons:



Better than most ducks.

AKPirate wrote:

banknote wrote:

QH's Paw wrote:

banknote wrote:I've noticed a bunch of mourning doves hanging around a little chicken farm about a ten minute walk up the beach from here. If they're there in September, it could be some fun shooting.

I know a couple places we can hit them on the island, in the WMA. Remind me when it gets closer, we'll scout it out. Having decoys and good tree climbing skills may get you limits on the island from year to year.
What I've found in the past is, if we get August or early September rains, they are gone. Basically, the same as the bandtailed pigeons.
Once in awhile, you end up with a handful of quail when you go out there.

I'm a monkey, let's do it!

Until you heard most of the 100 ways I have almost died stories from Mike, you had better be careful, this could be your last climb.

That reminds me, did I tell you about the time I topped an 100 foot tree in my buddies back yard?

QH's Paw wrote:

AKPirate wrote:

banknote wrote:

QH's Paw wrote:

banknote wrote:I've noticed a bunch of mourning doves hanging around a little chicken farm about a ten minute walk up the beach from here. If they're there in September, it could be some fun shooting.

I know a couple places we can hit them on the island, in the WMA. Remind me when it gets closer, we'll scout it out. Having decoys and good tree climbing skills may get you limits on the island from year to year.
What I've found in the past is, if we get August or early September rains, they are gone. Basically, the same as the bandtailed pigeons.
Once in awhile, you end up with a handful of quail when you go out there.

I'm a monkey, let's do it!

Until you heard most of the 100 ways I have almost died stories from Mike, you had better be careful, this could be your last climb.

That reminds me, did I tell you about the time I topped an 100 foot tree in my buddies back yard?

Oh shit. Save them for next years season